com
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Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
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computer output on microfilm.
abbreviation
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comedy.
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comma.
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command.
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commander.
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commerce.
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commercial.
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commission.
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commissioner.
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committee.
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common.
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commonly.
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communications.
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Commander.
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Commission.
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Commissioner.
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Committee.
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Commodore.
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Commonwealth.
noun
abbreviation
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Commander
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committee
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Commodore
abbreviation
prefix
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The phrase dot-com is used to refer generically to almost anything connected to business on the Internet.
The explosive growth of wealth connected to the Internet in the 1990s is often said to have created many “dot-com millionaires.”
Etymology
Origin of com1
First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of commercial ( def. ) or company ( def. )
Origin of com-3
< Latin, variant of preposition cum with
Example Sentences
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There is a lot in the Bloomstran analysis for Berkshire watchers who want to get a good grasp of the com plex company amid the leadership transition.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
O cavalo Caramelo foi salvo com vida por bombeiros gaúchos e de São Paulo.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
He added he was confident "whatever the composition of the Parliament in years to com" the agenda will carry on.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024
And stay tuned to Slate dot com for coverage of the verdict.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2023
They stayed in the fodder house all that day, lying on top of the com, listening to the drip of the rain, waiting for dark, when they would set out.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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